A respected voice in the Gambia’s disabilities rights advocacy Mr. Lamin Manneh has lamented that persons with disabilities are still struggling with access issues to immigration services and offices. However, top officials of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) made a strong promise to factor in the needs of persons with[Read More…]
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Top Gambian Immigration Official Calls For Multi-Sectorial Approach To Child Begging
The exposure of children to the dangers of the street by their parents in encouraging them to engage in street begging has deeply concerned the Gambia’s second most senior immigration officer, and she has issued a strong call for multi-sectorial collaboration to end it. The Deputy Director General (DDG) of[Read More…]
Standoff In Austrians’ Trial As Prosecution Objects Defense’s Line Of Questioning
There was a deadlock in the trial of two Austrian nationals at a lower court in the Gambian capital, Banjul last Wednesday when police prosecutors and their witness decided not to leave the courtroom even after the magistrate brought the proceedings to a screeching halt. The trial of Manuel Di[Read More…]

